Steve S
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- Jun 5, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 2000 400 Sedan Bridge with twin CAT 3116's
2000 340 Sundancer - SOLD!
210 Monaco 1987 - SOLD!
- Engines
- Twin Caterpillar 3116's 350 HP straight drives
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glad you posted this. See also https://www.electricshockdrowning.org/
Never swim in a marina or a dock that has power to it. Do not swim off a boat that is running a generator or hooked up to shore power.
Keep in mind that Electric Shock Drownings are most prevalent in fresh water. Our Marina, here on Lake Erie, has signs posted everywhere - no swimming, no other water activities, i.e. paddleboarding. 2 years ago there was a drowning at an Island close to us as a result of ESD.I must confess my family and I swim in our marina all the time. We have RCD switches on the dock pedestals in Australia.
I also had to have RCD switches installed on my boat to meet our regulations. One was installed where the shore power comes into the boat and the other on the generator power feed to the rest of the boat.
The previous owner had a 240 volt outlet installed in the transom locker for the electric BBQ and that also has an RCD switch.
I've not heard of any know electricutions in Australian marinas. Am I safe from electricution?
Yes... it is not your eyes... LOLIs that last flowchart image blurry in the article?
I've not heard of any know electricutions in Australian marinas. Am I safe from electricution?
I contacted them and they made it a "linkable" PDFYes... it is not your eyes... LOL
Actually, it does not and that is why freshwater is the problem. In salt water, the water is a better conductor than a human body so it goes around. In freshwater, the body is a better conductor so it goes through and electrocutes.Fresh water conducts electricity more than salt. For what it's worth.
Nope you aren't ignorant - they're just lucky. Here's an article on the Put-In-Bay drowning. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/06/teens_electric_shock_drowning.htmlI was always trained to not swim in marinas for the obvious reasons. When I went to visit Belmont Harbor in Chicago everyone was swimming off the docks. When I said something to the dockers there they acted as if I was ignorant. Scared me but haven’t heard of anyone dying there either.
They're in salt water. Don't think I ever heard of divers in the the Great Lakes cleaning bottoms. - no need.So how do hull cleaning divers survive?
Thanks for setting me straight.Actually, it does not and that is why freshwater is the problem. In salt water, the water is a better conductor than a human body so it goes around. In freshwater, the body is a better conductor so it goes through and electrocutes.
In saltwater, stray current tends to go to earth through the water, in fresh water, your outdrive is the better path to ground.
They're in salt water. Don't think I ever heard of divers in the the Great Lakes cleaning bottoms. - no need.